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secretaries

12 definitions • 16 examples
1
someone who works in an office, writing letters, making phone calls, and arranging meetings for a person or for an organization:

Examples:

My secretary will phone you to arrange a meeting.
2
the member of a committee of an organization, club, etc. who keeps records of meetings, sends letters, emails, etc.:

Examples:

The three elected members of the committee are the chair, secretary, and treasurer.
3

Examples:

The company secretary has written to all the shareholders to apologize for the mistake.
4
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Examples:

the Home Secretary
5
the head of a government department, chosen by the president and not a member of a law-making group:

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a person who works in an office and prepares letters, keeps records, schedules meetings, and makes other arrangements for a particular person or for an organization
7
the head of a government department:

Examples:

the Secretary of the Treasury
8

Examples:

Freya is running for secretary of the student council.
9
someone who works in an office, writing letters, making telephone calls, organizing meetings, etc. for other people:

Examples:

When I called, her secretary said she was in a meeting.
10
used in the names of some officials with particular responsibilities in some organizations:

Examples:

The secretary takes the minutes of the meeting.
11
in the UK, a Member of Parliament or Member of the House of Lords who is in charge of a government department:

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